Analyzing Top Teams in March Madness: NCAA Insights

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00:00And one thing that I'm kicking myself,

00:02even though I won a bunch of parlays, Scott,

00:05with to win the regional, Duke to win a regional,

00:07Florida to win a regional, Houston to win a regional.

00:09So I did bet all the one seeds to win,

00:12but you know what?

00:13It was plus 1,700, Scott.

00:16That's what the odds were for all four one seeds

00:19to make the final four.

00:20And I talked about it a lot on Sports Rage,

00:22and I'm like, man, these are crazy.

00:24It's a big number.

00:26You're getting 17 to one for these teams.

00:30I thought Auburn was the vulnerable one, Scott.

00:32I thought Auburn potentially could have gotten

00:35knocked off along the way.

00:37They were the state of Michigan killers.

00:40But I've always said this, you know,

00:41if you want Cinderella, you know, rent the movie.

00:44All right, because it doesn't exist in March Madness.

00:47You know, yeah, Cinderella and One Shining Moment

00:49in the first round and stuff like that, sure.

00:52But in reality, it's a one seed tournament, guys.

00:5613 of the last 17 winners are one seed.

00:57So you sprinkle in a two seed every now and then.

01:00This is a blue blood, cream rises to the top tournament.

01:03And here we are with the four best teams

01:05in the country right now.

01:07Yeah, I hit it.

01:08I had all four number ones from the jump

01:10going to San Antonio.

01:11And I, you know, went crazy with these regional semis

01:16and finals over the weekend.

01:18And they're just the best teams, flat out.

01:21Auburn is better than Michigan.

01:23Auburn is better than Michigan State.

01:26They're like, you said it last week,

01:27they're like a football team.

01:29I mean, they're enormous.

01:30They bang, Michigan State's a big banging team,

01:33but they're not as violent as Auburn is.

01:36And they cover by a book.

01:36They can't shoot either.

01:38They can't shoot.

01:39You know, that's the thing.

01:41There is a drop off.

01:42It sounds easy to say,

01:43but we all kind of knew coming into this,

01:46there is a big drop off after the four, right?

01:50I mean, there just is.

01:52All the other teams have flaws.

01:54You know what I mean?

01:54Like Michigan, Michigan aren't a top, top team.

01:56They're a top 10 team, top 12 team, top eight team, okay?

02:00Not a top team.

02:01Michigan State can't shoot.

02:02You can only outwork people for so long.

02:04Like you look at Auburn, Scott, as you stated,

02:07that matchup, they're both physical.

02:09They both crash.

02:09They both die for loose balls.

02:11They both play football on a basketball court.

02:13The only difference is one of them

02:15can shoot a three-point shot,

02:16and that's Auburn, and the other team can't,

02:18and that's Michigan State.

02:19Alabama, great team.

02:21They don't play enough defense.

02:22It's gonna catch up to them, right?

02:24It caught up to them.

02:25Michigan turned the ball over too much.

02:27It caught up to them.

02:28Everybody's flaws, Tennessee.

02:31You know, Tennessee are really good,

02:32but Tennessee are top six good, right?

02:34Top seven good.

02:35There's that sort of cutoff now, Scott,

02:38and I think we'll sort of see this along the way here.

02:41Listen, Florida and Auburn's a complete toss-up, bro.

02:44I mean, this game is like really like, who do you pick?

02:48You can make an argument for either team.

02:50I'm leaning Auburn right now,

02:53and then Duke and Houston, Scott.

02:56I like this Cougar team a lot.

02:57In fact, in a bracket that I did,

02:59I got cued and I took Houston

03:01to win the national championship,

03:03but nobody's beating Duke, bro.

03:05Duke's gonna beat down Houston.

03:07I can't believe the spread's only 4 1⁄2, five points.

03:10Yeah, look, you know, the way I see it is,

03:13just initially, early on, is that, you know,

03:16I think Florida's really good, but they should've lost,

03:18and it's a miracle they won for me,

03:22that they came back and got it done,

03:23because I think Texas Tech barfed all over themselves.

03:26They should've sealed the deal, and they didn't.

03:28And then-

03:29Miss free throws.

03:30But listen, when it comes,

03:33Florida can play with anybody, and they're really good.

03:35I won't deny that, but they are not, they're big,

03:37but they're not physical like Auburn is.

03:39They're just talented, and they're not a violent team.

03:43They're not a banging team.

03:45They're a good team that doesn't bang.

03:47They got size that doesn't, you know,

03:50impose their will on anyone with their size.

03:53And then, as far as Duke goes, I think it's a shame

03:56that this isn't the national championship,

03:58because these are the two best teams in the country,

04:00both defensively.

04:02I think Duke and Houston are the two best

04:03defensive teams in the country.

04:04The difference is, is that Duke is better

04:07on the offensive end than Auburn.

04:09So I think they can score 75 on Houston,

04:12and I don't think Houston can score

04:14more than 68, 70 points on Duke.

04:18What makes Duke so dangerous, you talk about.

04:19They're arguably the best defensive team in the country,

04:22but they're also the deepest team in the country, right?

04:25Florida are deep, and that's what makes them good.

04:27I agree with you, Scott.

04:28They're not the most physical team.

04:29They turn the ball over a lot, Florida.

04:32They can get beat on the boards,

04:34even though they are big dudes.

04:36They're really, really good.

04:37But the thing with Duke is,

04:39even if you took Cooper Flagg off the floor,

04:41they would still be a Final Four team.

04:43Like, they're still that good.

04:45Like, they literally have, like,

04:47their players are better than your players.

04:50I mean, Cooper Flagg's the best player on the floor.

04:52Listen, Broom's a badass, so that'll be a lot of fun

04:54if we get to the final, which I kind of think

04:56that's what we're on a collision course for right now.

04:59But how about Knapple, Scott?

05:01This kid's a baller.

05:03The malloc kid.

05:04He's unbelievable for his size.

05:06He just looks like such a pudgy kid.

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